Lehannah Pool, Beirtreach Buí Bay, Galway (Marine Institute research site)

Bertraghboy Bay, Ireland, and the location of the marine research site.

Cages and Longlines (not more than 24 structures)

Licence: maximum biomass < 100 tonnes of all species in total (annual harvest not to exceed 50 tonnes of finfish)

There are other aquaculture projects in the bay including:
• four salmon sites (inclusive of AQ176);
• three oyster sites.
• Shellfish Order – Connemara Co-Operative.

The photograph shows the cage site and the sea-based container culture (SBCC) structures. The black circle indicates the location of the experimental site in relation to the Irish West Coast

https://www.gov.ie/en/collection/9a9d8-ministerial-consideration-of-requirement-for-an-environmental-impact-statement-galway/